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your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. though we're a day away from the redskins battle with seattle, the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood. last night, wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 24 points, including this three to send the game to double overtime. but it's not enough. joe johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds in the game proves to be the difference. wizards fall and drop to 4-27 this season. >>> and today in college park, the 12-1 maryland terrapins open up acc play against virginia tech. noon tipoff at the comcast center for the terps and hokies. i'm carol maloney. have a great saturday. >>> well, you have been great about sending us your pictures of your redskins pride. here are just a few that we've gotten from a family of rg3 jerseys to the hogettes. the burgundy and gold is everywhere. please
your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. though we're a day away from the redskins battle with seattle, the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood. last night, wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 24 points, including this three to send the game to double...
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. >> when the nfl puts out the season schedule, she checks it and sees who we play at home and she'll order all their paraphernalia at the begins of the season. >> reporter: hoping the rookie quarterback russell wilson will get the attention he deserves. >> i'm really excited to see russell wilson, and he's put up so many points this season and kind of overshad ohhed by the other two reiks, luck and rg3. >> reporter: danny's confident his team will make to the next level and defends redskins fan spirit. >> every year they're going to the super bowl. ier that every year. oh, we're going to the super bowl. last year, won the first three games, we're going to the super bowl. >> cautious optimism. >> reporter: their boy, though mom and dad root for different team, it's all in fun. >> i don't really care about it, because i really like basketball more than football. >> reporter: if the redskins lose, it's going to be tough. april will want to brag. if they don't win, she doesn't think will happen. >>> stay with us for the run-up to the battle against seattle. we also want to see you, your
. >> when the nfl puts out the season schedule, she checks it and sees who we play at home and she'll order all their paraphernalia at the begins of the season. >> reporter: hoping the rookie quarterback russell wilson will get the attention he deserves. >> i'm really excited to see russell wilson, and he's put up so many points this season and kind of overshad ohhed by the other two reiks, luck and rg3. >> reporter: danny's confident his team will make to the next level...
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as of wednesday, ray lewis saying good-bye, this year his 17th season in the nfl. ravens coach john harbaugh said diaw lewis, who's been out of the lineup since week 7, is prepared to play at full speed against the colds on sunday. players like torrie smith are ready to put it all out there for their leading. >> you want to send him out the right way. he deserves it. he's done great things, not just for us, but for a team and as a family, the things he's done for this city. so try to send him order the right way. we're closer, we made it to the playoffs. and we'll try to play a tough game. >>> still playing, and today job overs keep roger goodell offered him a part-time divorce position. >> i would not want to be in his way. his last game? the other thing is, no disrespect to fedex, this is a time when i wish we were playing in rfk. they talk about that stadium out there, and the noise? whoo, we could light 'em up. >> i'm going to quote you [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the big hot pastrami melt. we perfected the pastrami sandwich -- filled wi
as of wednesday, ray lewis saying good-bye, this year his 17th season in the nfl. ravens coach john harbaugh said diaw lewis, who's been out of the lineup since week 7, is prepared to play at full speed against the colds on sunday. players like torrie smith are ready to put it all out there for their leading. >> you want to send him out the right way. he deserves it. he's done great things, not just for us, but for a team and as a family, the things he's done for this city. so try to send...
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more than 30 nfl players have been found to have deceased nfl players found to have that same disease. >>> caps training camp scheduled to start on sunday, but players and fans alike have been getting reacclimated to the practice facility already. that's where guys like brooks got an early start and shared some of their thoughts about the lockout. from lockout to plaqueout. a serene setting as unofficial practice started in the dark. >> still locked out, apparently. >> reporter: lighting the lamp not as much of a concern. >> ovechkin. >> reporter: as bringing back the casual fan bridge et, her friend and their kids came from annapolis just to watch practice. >> i want them to be excited about hockey, and i don't want them to be aware of all the stuff that goes on in the background. i just want them to come watch the game, enjoy it and like hockey. >> i field like we just punched our sport in the face. i feel bad for everything that was affected about i it directly or indirectly. i'm sitting there saying a, how do you take a sport away and then, b, how do you take it away from everythi
more than 30 nfl players have been found to have deceased nfl players found to have that same disease. >>> caps training camp scheduled to start on sunday, but players and fans alike have been getting reacclimated to the practice facility already. that's where guys like brooks got an early start and shared some of their thoughts about the lockout. from lockout to plaqueout. a serene setting as unofficial practice started in the dark. >> still locked out, apparently. >>...
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your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood, last night wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 23 points, including this three to send the game to double overtime. but it's not enough. joe johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds in the game proves to be the difference. >>> and today in college park, the 12-1 maryland terrapins open acc play against virginia tech. noon tipoff for the terps and oh hokies. have a great saturday. >>> you've been great about sending pictures of your redskins pride. we've seen everything from a class full of rg3 jerseys to somebody's pooch wearing the burgundy and gold and even grandma looking pretty mean in skins shades. please keep those pictures coming our way. you can always send them to skinsfans@nbcwashington.com or tweet us using the hash tag skins fans. >> everyone is showing
your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood, last night wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 23 points, including this three to send the game to double overtime. but it's not enough. joe johnson's jumper with 0.7...
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it is really the year of the rookie quarterback in the nfl. and two of the top three face off at fedex field on sunday. it's just the second time ever the two rookie quarterbacks have gone head to head in a playoff game. robert griffin iii has helped resurrect the redskins. and russell wilson, no longer a secret in seattle. on sunday, wilson tied peyton manning's rookie record with his 26th touchdown pass of the season. wilson's 115 passer rating in december, the highest of any quarterback in the nfl. like his rookie counterpart, rg3, wilson can run as well. for the season, griffin is the nfl's third-ranked quarterback. while will sob is right behind him at number four. >> i definitely think we have very similar qualities. you know, i think he does a great job of throwing the football and running the football. you know, both strengths of our game. i think the biggest thing is, you know, i'm trying to focus on what i can do to help our football team win. that's my focus this whole entire week. >> i did get to meet him a couple of times and talk
it is really the year of the rookie quarterback in the nfl. and two of the top three face off at fedex field on sunday. it's just the second time ever the two rookie quarterbacks have gone head to head in a playoff game. robert griffin iii has helped resurrect the redskins. and russell wilson, no longer a secret in seattle. on sunday, wilson tied peyton manning's rookie record with his 26th touchdown pass of the season. wilson's 115 passer rating in december, the highest of any quarterback in...
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and you will probably be side lined for a while and that can mean real problem it is you are a star nfl quarterback. say rg3 has tears in his anterior cruciate ligament, his acl. that's the legment that prevent the shin and thigh bones from sliding. doctors say that's common injury and it heals well non-invasive surgery. the stribl also tore his lateral collateral ligament, his lcl, located on the outside of the knee joint and this one prevents the knee from bowing out. doctors tell us that the lcl has to be repaired with an open surgery, which means a long recovery. it could also have long-term implications on the knee's mobility that's a big concern for a star quarterback like rg3. >> does make things more complex. and it's not the routine acl reconstruction that players have all the time. the wildcard in this is having the late really side done as well. and it's a bit more unpredictable when you add that lateral side. if anybody's gonna get back to full, it would likely be rg3, given what kind of shape he is in preoperatively. >> doctors tell thanks rg3's previous acl surgery, the on
and you will probably be side lined for a while and that can mean real problem it is you are a star nfl quarterback. say rg3 has tears in his anterior cruciate ligament, his acl. that's the legment that prevent the shin and thigh bones from sliding. doctors say that's common injury and it heals well non-invasive surgery. the stribl also tore his lateral collateral ligament, his lcl, located on the outside of the knee joint and this one prevents the knee from bowing out. doctors tell us that the...
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>> couple days is torturous, what it is. >> only the second time in nfl history. rookie quarterbacks have faced each other in the playoffs. one of the reasons rg3 and seahawks russell wilson are getting pregame coverage and hype. the game will be won by their ability to stop seattle's mar sean lyma marshawn lynch. this run. home playoff, versus the saints. fourth quarter, lynch. broke a half dozen tackles. going the distance for a 67-yard touchdown. the earth literally shook from the crowd's reaction. registering seismic activity. an old sensor nearby. that's the guy the skins defense expects to see this weekend. >> i mean, marshawn one of the best in the league. played against him in buffalo. and last year, i say one of the hardest running backs to tackle. runs reckless abandon. i mean. he is not a pro bowler for no reason. one of the best in the league. >> numbers in rushing, the last sick weeks are six weeks are ridiculous. so, this is one of those things. you got to, you know where he is at. know what he is going to be. runs hard. like he wants to hurt somebod
>> couple days is torturous, what it is. >> only the second time in nfl history. rookie quarterbacks have faced each other in the playoffs. one of the reasons rg3 and seahawks russell wilson are getting pregame coverage and hype. the game will be won by their ability to stop seattle's mar sean lyma marshawn lynch. this run. home playoff, versus the saints. fourth quarter, lynch. broke a half dozen tackles. going the distance for a 67-yard touchdown. the earth literally shook from...
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if things played out a bit differently during last year's nfl draft, griffin and wilson could have ended up as teammates. redskins coach mike shanahan told usa today that after drafting rg3 he considered taking wilson too. the seahawks beat him to the punch taking him in the third round. wilson is a guy he thinks highly of and was on his short list. instead the redskins picked another rookie, kirk cousins who led the 'skins to a win while rg3 was recovering. >> not too shabby there either. >> that was a critical win. >>> send us pictures of your kids, your pets, your house, anything you have decked out in your burgundy and gold. e-mail them to skins fans@nbcwashington.com or tweet us at nbc washington and use the hash tag skins fans. >> there's a lot riding on these rookie quarterbacks' shoulders. they both say it's a team effort. a lot of attention is on us, but it's about the whole team. >> i think that mentality, that attitude helps the rest of the team realize that they don't have a quarterback showboating. they believe it's a team effort. >> that's why they both had success. go 'ski
if things played out a bit differently during last year's nfl draft, griffin and wilson could have ended up as teammates. redskins coach mike shanahan told usa today that after drafting rg3 he considered taking wilson too. the seahawks beat him to the punch taking him in the third round. wilson is a guy he thinks highly of and was on his short list. instead the redskins picked another rookie, kirk cousins who led the 'skins to a win while rg3 was recovering. >> not too shabby there...
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he joins us from houston much not form former nfl players have turned surgeons. i'm sure that's a small fraternity. >> i'm not sure anyone that played a full career and went back to misdemeanor school. no doubt a small fraternity. >> i was watching old video. you look great. >> a little more gray. a little mohr gray. >> we heard that robert was back on the field practices four months after surgery that you performed back in 2009, but that surgery was a little different than this time around, right? inch no doubt. this time he tore his lateral/collateral, and tore his acl as well. he couldn't be in better hands. he repaired the lateral/collateral, and reconstructed the acl. the one thing that makes is more painful is he took the graft from his good knee, he uninjured knee, but it's the best way to make an acl, and then a piece of bone from your shin to reconstruct the acl. with the revision/reconstruction, i would expect him to recover in 6 to 8 months. i honestly think that, knowing his work ethic, and the kind of athlete hi is and condition he's in, i would expe
he joins us from houston much not form former nfl players have turned surgeons. i'm sure that's a small fraternity. >> i'm not sure anyone that played a full career and went back to misdemeanor school. no doubt a small fraternity. >> i was watching old video. you look great. >> a little more gray. a little mohr gray. >> we heard that robert was back on the field practices four months after surgery that you performed back in 2009, but that surgery was a little different...
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it's also been found in dozens of other nfl players. this comes as the nfl faces lawsuits by thousands of former players who say the league withheld the information about the harmful effects concussions can have on their health. >>> in other football news d.c. maier vincent grey said held consider changing the redskins name if the team moves back into the district. >> i think it has become a lightning rod and i would love to be able to sit down with the team and i'm happy to do that. sit down with the team and others concerned and see if a change can be made. obviously, our basketball team did that. >> some people say the name redskins offensive to native americans. the mayor and other city leaders have talked to the team about possibly bringing a new stadium where rfk is located now. >>> the skins are being blasted for the turf at their current home. the nfl players association is demanding better turf at fedex field. the union says the field was in horrible condition before sunday's game against the seahawks. and the players involved
it's also been found in dozens of other nfl players. this comes as the nfl faces lawsuits by thousands of former players who say the league withheld the information about the harmful effects concussions can have on their health. >>> in other football news d.c. maier vincent grey said held consider changing the redskins name if the team moves back into the district. >> i think it has become a lightning rod and i would love to be able to sit down with the team and i'm happy to do...
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he's one of three former nfl players found to have cte after committing suicide. >>> nhl players are beginning to vote on whether to approve a new collective bargaining agreement. the vote is electronic and will continue through saturday at 8:00 a.m. the board of governors unanimously approved the deal yesterday. if a majority of the 700 players eligible to vote approve the agreement, training camp will start this sunday with a shortened 48-game season set to start on the 19th. >>> a south carolina school board is deciding whether to fire a high school english teacher for going too far after he stomped on an american flag in front of his students. attorneys say the teacher was trying to spur discussion in class and wanted to use a symbol which students were familiar. they want to fire the teacher. for now he's on paid leave. >>> 4:48 now. after almost 20 years an indiana boy abducted by his grandparents has been found. in 1994 richard landers jr. was taken during a custody battle when he was 5 years old. his paternal grandparents were charged but the charges were dismissed after the
he's one of three former nfl players found to have cte after committing suicide. >>> nhl players are beginning to vote on whether to approve a new collective bargaining agreement. the vote is electronic and will continue through saturday at 8:00 a.m. the board of governors unanimously approved the deal yesterday. if a majority of the 700 players eligible to vote approve the agreement, training camp will start this sunday with a shortened 48-game season set to start on the 19th....
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we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life or death struggle that has captured attention around the world. 11 whales trapped under the ice, running out of breathing room. and just as a rescue mission was ramping up, something unexpected took place. it's all happening way up in remote northern quebec. and nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson has our report. >> this is a scene of beauty and bewilderment. the ocean's top predators, killer whales, fighting to breathe in canada's hudson bay. this pod of orcas has become an internet and international sensation. watching whales that can grow to 8 tons, taking turns coming up
we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life...
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it conducts a survey each year of playing fields at nfl stadiums. it has not released its latest results, but fed next field usually -- fedex field usually ranks in the middle. that is likely to change this year. >> this is terrible. this is terrible. >> one of the seahawks' players yesterday had some strong words about the field. michael robinson compared the conditions to "working in a sweatshop." he shot this video of the field before the game. >>> 6:04. this morning a duel action for virginia lawmakers -- a call to action for virginia lawmakers. governor mcdonnell used his state of the commonwealth address to push for incentives. mcdonnell urged lawmakers to sign off on a new $3.1 billion transportation plan, including more money for the dulles metro extension, as well as an education plan that includes teacher pay raises, new teacher jobs, and greater investment in charter schools. he urged the general assembly to put politics aside and get to work. >> if politics trumps effective governing, we all lose. if we are remembered at all, then we wil
it conducts a survey each year of playing fields at nfl stadiums. it has not released its latest results, but fed next field usually -- fedex field usually ranks in the middle. that is likely to change this year. >> this is terrible. this is terrible. >> one of the seahawks' players yesterday had some strong words about the field. michael robinson compared the conditions to "working in a sweatshop." he shot this video of the field before the game. >>> 6:04. this...
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among the list fehr trait commission's chairman john leibowitz, and john berman, media manager for the nfl. tom rosen field is among them and enjoys the back and forth. >> that's one of the astonishing things about this. it is at once intimidating and a little pompous, and also people are willing to say anything to -- even to strangers. >> reporter: members who fail to repl all with their thoughts risk being cut. litman already dropped 20 people this year including new york city deputy mayor howard wolfson. >> he hadn't replied in the last couple years. he's a brill implant guy, but if people aren't replying, the community could fall apart. >> reporter: meaning the former member didn't get the list just sent out. one of the best book conscious stag's leap." >> i think drew is brave, willing to argue for a james bond movie as one of the great works of art of the year, and other people are aghast at that. >> reporter: a town big on who you know, all agree this is one list with real connections. angie goff, news4. >>> drew litman's list has never been published until now. we have the top 2012
among the list fehr trait commission's chairman john leibowitz, and john berman, media manager for the nfl. tom rosen field is among them and enjoys the back and forth. >> that's one of the astonishing things about this. it is at once intimidating and a little pompous, and also people are willing to say anything to -- even to strangers. >> reporter: members who fail to repl all with their thoughts risk being cut. litman already dropped 20 people this year including new york city...
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. >> sunday's game is only the second time in nfl history that two rookies will face off in the playoffs. you can catch a full preview of the game in a special edition of redskins show time. doc walker, dan hellie and others will get you ready for the matchup here on news 4 at 7:30 tonight. >> i can hardly contain my excitement. as my kindergartner said, had game is going to be epic. >> gave you a fist bump after that. >> you know it. can't wait. mayor vincent gray has a bet with seattle's mayor and another wager has put coffee beans on the line. it's getting serious. prince george's county has a bet with dow constantine, the executive of king county in washington state. if seattle wins, constantine gets a supply of 8 o'clock coffee roasted in maryland. if the redskins wins, they get starbucks coffee. both men will wear a jersey for the winning team. >> getting in on the action. >> indeed. >>> coming up on 4:52. not 6. tom kierein is here with a -- >> i have a wager with a meteorologist in seattle. if we lose, we get the washington monument. if we win, we get mt. rainier. >> we love our
. >> sunday's game is only the second time in nfl history that two rookies will face off in the playoffs. you can catch a full preview of the game in a special edition of redskins show time. doc walker, dan hellie and others will get you ready for the matchup here on news 4 at 7:30 tonight. >> i can hardly contain my excitement. as my kindergartner said, had game is going to be epic. >> gave you a fist bump after that. >> you know it. can't wait. mayor vincent gray has a...
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washington redskins fans are among the best in the nfl, if not the best. let me say the best. they are the best. >> we will take that. >> and so they are very invested in this guy that they see as a super hero, as the man who made this team relevant again. >> hindsight's 20/20. everybody was an expert sunday, some say pull him out, keep him in what are your listeners saying about coach shanahan and his decision? >> people are still debating whether it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to and do people are still split and still talking and arguing and everybody is an he expert when it comes to monday morning quarterbacking and that sort of thing. they are saying what everybody has been saying. those on one side say, look, shanahan should have made the call seen, get the guy out of here. we have to look forward to the next season. others say, look this is the playoffs we are in this is the man who took us there. we are all-in. put it all out on the table. he says he can play, if he can throw the ball, he can play. so people are going to be debating this thing for a ve
washington redskins fans are among the best in the nfl, if not the best. let me say the best. they are the best. >> we will take that. >> and so they are very invested in this guy that they see as a super hero, as the man who made this team relevant again. >> hindsight's 20/20. everybody was an expert sunday, some say pull him out, keep him in what are your listeners saying about coach shanahan and his decision? >> people are still debating whether it was the right thing...
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the seahawks have the number one ranked defense in the nfl allowing 15 points per game and they are also on a hot streak right now having won search of their last eight games. but redskins players say there is a different peeling in the locker room this year. >> it's different. it's been a long time since i've been on a successful team. you know, i'm usually figuring out where in the caribbean i'm going to go to at this point. it's nice to still be playing. and have a team that's got a lot of excitement, a lot of potential behind them. >> happy to deal with the cold weather right now. a lot of experts aren't convinced the 'skins have it in them. the post says only 11 of 48 experts who predicted the outcome of the game have the redskins winning. >>> if you are still trying to snag tickets to the game, you are in luck. some leftover seats set aside for players showed up on ticket masters. the cheapest seats are $91 in the upper deck. there are only five tickets left. that's actually better than stub hub where the cheapest tickets are standing room only in the upper deck end zone. those are
the seahawks have the number one ranked defense in the nfl allowing 15 points per game and they are also on a hot streak right now having won search of their last eight games. but redskins players say there is a different peeling in the locker room this year. >> it's different. it's been a long time since i've been on a successful team. you know, i'm usually figuring out where in the caribbean i'm going to go to at this point. it's nice to still be playing. and have a team that's got a...